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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Fun Stories => Topic started by: bucky on February 13, 2012, 06:53:11 AM

Title: Been A Long Time. .
Post by: bucky on February 13, 2012, 06:53:11 AM

Well, hello my Alembic brothers and sisters! It's been ages since I posted here. I just finished recording a little piece using my '74 Small Standard. It's three stereo tracks of improvised music in an Open D Tuning. I'm using it as soundtrack to a little film I made called The Seagull. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz7fhEBz0Lo&list=UUaqT6oxceXRm2X2bgD68_4g&index=1&feature=plcp (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz7fhEBz0Lo&list=UUaqT6oxceXRm2X2bgD68_4g&index=1&feature=plcp)
(http://alembic.com/club/messages/394/123311.jpg)

Title: Been A Long Time. .
Post by: rustyg61 on February 13, 2012, 07:41:27 AM

Cool stuff! Nice clean sound on your bass!

Title: Been A Long Time. .
Post by: bucky on February 13, 2012, 08:48:07 AM

Thanks Rusty! If you listen to the track with stereo headhones you really get the full effect of the aural shifts that are going on. One thing I've always liked about the Series 1S was that you could get a resonance feedback happening with them in the extreme filter position on the treble pickup. Also I can plug headphones right into the bass and practice the signal is that hot. . it's been decades and I STILL love this bass the best. .(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/123318.jpg)

Title: Been A Long Time. .
Post by: rustyg61 on February 16, 2012, 05:39:05 PM

I took your suggestion & listened with headphones, & you are right! This makes me want to do some recording!

Title: Been A Long Time. .
Post by: bucky on February 17, 2012, 06:29:54 AM

Rusty: Cool! Yeah the stereo space that happens when I record directly into the board with my Alembic. Yes, get some licks together and lay down some tracks my friend!(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/123767.jpg)

Title: Been A Long Time. .
Post by: rustyg61 on February 17, 2012, 11:35:22 AM

I have some stuff I'm working on, but it's not finished. I have Pro Tools 9 on my PC & it is AMAZING! I'm still learning it, but have the basics down so I can lay down some tracks.

Title: Been A Long Time. .
Post by: bucky on February 17, 2012, 11:42:49 AM

Rusty, thats very cool. I'd like to get ProTools 9 myself. Was it pricey?

Title: Been A Long Time. .
Post by: bucky on February 17, 2012, 11:44:28 AM

Rusty, thats very cool! I'd like to get ProTools 9 for my new Mac. Was it pricey?

Title: Been A Long Time. .
Post by: rustyg61 on February 17, 2012, 05:25:47 PM

My wife is a teacher, so she got it half price from Acedemic Superstore. They just came out with Pro Tools 10, & I think the full version goes for around $600. I can do the upgrade for $300, but 9 does everything I need it to do.
 
http://www.avid.com/US/products/Pro-Tools-Software (http://www.avid.com/US/products/Pro-Tools-Software)

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Post by: edwin on February 17, 2012, 08:32:25 PM

Nice pic, Bucky! It looks like a Tina Modotti shot from her sojourn to Mexico with Weston!

Title: Been A Long Time. .
Post by: bucky on February 18, 2012, 07:59:15 AM

Thanks for the info Rusty, my wifes a teacher too. Maybe I'll go that route! And you're right Edwin! OR I could have been Georgia O'Keefe fresh from the desert of New Mexico. .

Title: Been A Long Time. .
Post by: rustyg61 on February 18, 2012, 03:26:16 PM

You can get Pro Tools 10 for the same price I paid for 9, $294.95
 
http://www.academicsuperstore.com/products/Avid/Pro+Tools/1522359?ref=also_viewed_product&product_id=1522351 (http://www.academicsuperstore.com/products/Avid/Pro+Tools/1522359?ref=also_viewed_product&product_id=1522351)
 
(Message edited by rustyg61 on February 18, 2012)

Title: Been A Long Time. .
Post by: bucky on February 18, 2012, 08:12:06 PM

Rusty, Thanks! I think that will fit right into my budget!

Title: Been A Long Time. .
Post by: rustyg61 on February 18, 2012, 09:51:50 PM

You're welcome! It's about the cost of one recording session in a studio & with Pro Tools you have unlimited studio time right in your home! There are a wealth of training videos available for sale & on You Tube to teach you how to use it too. It comes with a ton of prerecorded tracks of all instruments you can build songs with, & several MIDI instruments you can create your own tracks with. You don't even have to have a MIDI keyboard to use the on board instruments, but it's much easier if you have one.

Title: Been A Long Time. .
Post by: bucky on February 19, 2012, 07:53:14 AM

I hear that. I've been recording in my home studio with Garage Band for years!

Title: Been A Long Time. .
Post by: rustyg61 on February 19, 2012, 08:29:20 AM

Here's what Pro Tools looks like -
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/124013.jpg)

Title: Been A Long Time. .
Post by: bucky on February 19, 2012, 11:30:52 AM

Rusty, yeah I know it's awesome. We've recorded four three of our studio albums using it. I look forward to having it on my laptop! Thanks!